According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the Democratic Party is now composed of “terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals.”
Sounds a bit like what Adolf Hitler said about his political enemies, doesn’t it?
Leavitt made those comments during an appearance on Fox News when asked about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s (D) refusal to say whether Hamas should disarm in Gaza.
That led Leavitt to say that the Democratic Party’s “main constituency are made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals.”
“That is who the Democrat Party is catering to,” she continued. “Not the Trump administration and not the White House and not the Republican Party, who is standing up for law-abiding Americans, not just across the country but around the world.”
Those remarks led Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to fire back: “Most Republicans are good people. Most Democrats are good people. The White House says outrageous things to make you hate your neighbor. Your neighbor isn’t the problem. The White House is.”
Most Republicans are good people. Most Democrats are good people.
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) October 16, 2025
The White House says outrageous things to make you hate your neighbor.
Your neighbor isn’t the problem. The White House is. https://t.co/pkjrafRaEk
Others then joined the online debate.
This is INCREDIBLY dangerous framing and should make the hair on the back of your neck stand, whether you're a Republican, Democrat, or Independent.
— Carey Lohrenz (@CareyLohrenz) October 16, 2025
And it's also patently false. https://t.co/JzOVajsZEW
Remember when they pretended to want to “turn down the temperature”? 🤡 https://t.co/THX7iFyvn6
— Brandon Wolf (@bjoewolf) October 16, 2025
This is a lie.
— Rep. Jason Crow (@RepJasonCrow) October 16, 2025
Every day, Trump & his enablers are working to divide Americans and make us hate one another.
It's inflammatory. It's shameful. It's wrong. https://t.co/XqYkAa0H1N
It is astonishing that just weeks after Republicans took to the media to angrily say any reference to their party as Nazi or fascist was incitement to violence, they’re now accusing the Democratic Party of being “Hamas terrorists.”
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 16, 2025
Per their own logic, they are inciting violence. https://t.co/lIRhqOslU3
In a sane reality, this insane comment would’ve ended the career of any other press secretary. In this reality, it’s just another Thursday.
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) October 16, 2025
But when the Trump fever breaks, and it will break, these people will have to reckon with the digital footprints of their own depravity. https://t.co/yqjgi3lLXz
This shit is so fucking dangerous and everyone on the Republican side just nods along https://t.co/xWqze9GVKg
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 16, 2025
Karoline Leavitt is a bobble-headed fool and a clear and present danger to the the United States. That’s no exaggeration, and it should terrify every American who cares about this country.